An Anti-Defamation League (ADL) analysis of the messages written by Arizona shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner revealed Wednesday that the he may not have been motivated by anti-Semitism when shooting Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, but rather by a profound mistrust of government.

"The messages reveal a person with a generic distrust of the government and a vague interest in conspiracy theories," the ADL published in the organization's website. "Using the screen name 'Erad3,' Loughner, 22, returned repeatedly to certain topics, including grammar, literacy and 'logic,' his distrust of the government and dislike of religion."

The ADL analyzed his writings which appeared on the conspiracy-oriented Web site "Above Top Secret," a forum dealing with conspiracy theories, which includes anti-government extremists in its membership.

"While there is still much we don't know about Loughner, his online footprint offers one window into his mindset in the months leading up to the killings," said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director. "The writings that have come to light so far suggest someone who probably was not associated with any extremist group or movement, but who has a generic distrust of government and a vague interest in conspiracy theories."

Loughner did, however, express dislike of all religion, and stated on a YouTube video that he had refused to write a religious preference on an Army recruiting form, and proclaimed, "No! I don't trust in God," and repeatedly mocked Christianity and those who believe in it, the ADL published.

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Whatever was in Loughner's fevered head doesn't much matter. It was the
Becks and Palins that ignited his fuse. It is a sign of the ADL's
self-destruction and conversion into an organ of Likud-Republican
propaganda; see also Foxman's defense of Palin.

Given the public pronouncements by the ADL over the 2 years since the
start of the Soros/Obama administration, it has become sadly obvious
that the organization is more interested in towing the Soros/Obama line
than adjusting to reality. Time for it to go away and for a new more
focused "Anti-Defamation" organization to take hold.

The rambling u-tube entries indicate that he was a follower of David
Wynn Miller's Sovereignty movement that believes in a mythical
Constitution that gives white males personal sovereignty to ignore
Federal, State and local law. Needless to say the Constitution never
said this. Nonetheless, this movement is part of the White Supremicists
which have a racial and Anti-Semitic dimension. While Loughner appeared
to be a garden variety stalker at first, he morphed into a paranoid
skinhead by the end. I'm curious whether he had any tatoos which would
indicate his affiliation. For now, it's much easier to go along with the
'lone (paranoid) gunman' theory and go back to normal.